skarpi hello, hello.

we own two of them. dreadnaughts. one D45 clone and one D18 clone.
both are solid woods top and sides and excellent workmanship. both have improved with age. they are extremely playable. I recommeend Elderly instruments online, since they set up their guitars well.

Your teacher is right. unless you want to pay more that $8000 for a prewar martin, buy the blueridge.

I recommend you pay close attention to the humidity and keep your guitar always stored in the case. have it set up for light gauge strings